Reliable. Innovative.
Accessible. Your life
cycle support partner
in Australia.
© Royal Australian Air Force
“Our strategic focus on operational
excellence and innovation combined
with our long-standing experience with
defence forces and business aviation
around the world creates exceptional
system availability and reliability for
our customers and partners. On this foundation, we establish successful long term
partnerships across the globe.”
Philipp M. Berner, CEO RUAG Aviation
Leading to the future.
Learning from the past.
RUAG Australia combines authentic Australian
innovation with Swiss precision to be your ideal
Partner of Choice in Australia for system level
support of your aircraft fleet. Innovative, dedicated
and engaged, RUAG Australia can be trusted
to deliver you an exceptional level of support,
whether it be in repair and overhaul, component
and subsystem manufacturing, engineering
or problem solving.
Focused on maximizing aircraft fleet availability and reducing life cycle
costs, RUAG Australia looks to work with you to generate solutions to
emerging issues before they become problems. Supported by a strong
in-house research and technology capability, RUAG Australia is a
global leader in the development and application of advanced repair
techniques for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters.
As a member of RUAG Aviation within the RUAG Group, RUAG
Australia has ready access to the full gamut of RUAG capability and
expertise across the globe. As a renowned centre of excellence for
military and business aviation, RUAG Aviation generates turnover of
US$500 million and employs more than 2,200 staff.
Here in Australia, with a number of sites across the country, a spectrum
of specialist competencies, a unique relationship with our customers
and the benefit of being part of the RUAG family, you can count on
RUAG Australia to meet your requirements now and long into the
future.
Proven innovation supporting
your operations
RUAG Australia’s extensive portfolio of proven services and products
at the system level is the foundation of our manufacturing and life cycle
support capabilities.
MRO
You count on component and sub-system
availability, we provide it. In the demanding
worlds of military and business aviation, there
is no room for compromise – rotary and fixed
wing aircraft need to be available on demand.
Our innovative solutions and customer focus
are constantly to the fore. Working in close
partnership with platform primes, we deliver
benchmark performance to support both
ageing and new platforms with effective
solutions.
Logistic support
We have highly efficient logistic support
processes and strong relationships with our
international and regional suppliers in order
to provide best available turnaround times
and consistent on-time delivery. Mecanex USA,
a sister RUAG Aviation company, provides
RUAG Australia excellent support by ensuring
highly efficient access to the North American
supply chain.
Manufacturing
Fully in tune with your requirements, our
experienced machinists and finishers perform
to the highest standards using a comprehensive suite of well-maintained, modern equipment. With machining capabilities including
milling, turning, jig boring, gun drilling, grinding and honing, and shot and flap peening,
supported by a world class metal finishing
facility, we pride ourselves on meeting the
most challenging of precision manufacturing
tasks.
Metal finishing
You want the perfect finish every time. RUAG
Australia operates comprehensive electroplating, NDT and paint facilities at two sites.
Unique in Australia and located in South
Australia is our extremely modern, fully automated, high volume, small and large component finishing facility, ideally suited to
supporting aircraft component manufacturing of all types, military and commercial.
Challenges to solutions.
What we do best.
Understanding your needs, taking on your challenges and working together
towards innovative solutions is what we do best. Be it manufacturing or
MRO, our engineering based approach and outcome focus ensures quality
product and first class services, delivered on time and to budget.
Expertise at the
flight line
RUAG Aviation and RUAG Australia combined represent more than 100 years of aviation experience, on the ground and in the air.
Our experience and professionalism are the
foundation of our business. We speak the
language and understand the requirements.
Aligning our solutions with your operations
starts with unsurpassed on-site support, including failure investigation, requirements
definition and preventative maintenance.
Deeper maintenance
When repair and overhaul are required, we
use our qualified staff and fully accredited
facilities to deliver an effective and timely
response. Capable of machining tolerances
to a thousandth of a millimeter in environmentally controlled clean rooms and supported by a comprehensive suite of repair,
assembly, test and finishing capabilities, our
engineers and technicians can assure you of
the highest standard of deeper maintenance.
Result-oriented
engineering
Investigative and problem solving capabilities
are the foundation of our engineering based
manufacturing and MRO. Our highly qualified
and broadly experienced engineering team
create innovative, cost effective and tailored
design solutions to address all aspects of your
requirements – specification, performance,
timeliness and budget.
Research and
technology
Our research and technology activities are
designed to provide you with a competitive
edge. As world leaders in the development
and application of additive manufacturing
techniques and advanced maintenance solutions, RUAG Australia, complemented by its
research partners, help extend the life of
your aircraft systems, increase the mean time
between failures and reduce the total cost of
ownership.
Working together to support your fleet
RUAG Australia enjoys ready access to the full gamut of RUAG
Group capabilities, enhancing and strengthening the extent of its
manufacturing and MRO offerings to Australian customers.
As a life cycle support service provider and a centre of excellence for
military and civilian fixed wing and rotary aircraft, RUAG Aviation
boasts an extensive portfolio of capabilities with global reach, complementing and extending RUAG Australia’s own MRO capabilities.
RUAG Aerostructures, a sister division to RUAG Aviation specialising
in the manufacture of airframe components, complements RUAG
Australia’s precision manufacturing capabilities.
Our life cycle support service portfolio at a glance
Remarketing & Disposal
Phase-out
Analysis &
Eva­luation
Final assembly
Phase-in
Upgrade &
Integration
Upgrade
Modification
Integration
Operations
MRO
Engineering
Manufacturing
Supply Chain Management
Partner of choice
At RUAG Australia, we develop and maintain partnerships
with our customers, our suppliers and with many of the
world’s most renowned platform, system and component
OEMs in order to offer you the best of the best in regard to
manufacture and through life support.
Quality and safety are at the heart of what we do.
Our quality and safety management systems
ensure an exemplary working environment
and are tailored to meet the specific requirements of our customers and relevant regulatory authorities.
In addition to numerous OEM certifications,
RUAG Australia holds the following regulatory
accreditations:
–– AS9100C
–– ISO9001:2008
–– CASA 145
–– NADCAP
–– Australian Defence Approved Maintenance
Organisation (AMO)
–– Australian Defence Authorised Engineering
Organisation (AEO)
A powerful combination of benefits
Customers of RUAG Australia take advantage of an outstanding and powerful combination
of benefits supporting their operations.
Reliability
A customer-oriented culture and our commitment to delivering on our promises, combined
with exceptional high standards and exemplary performance guarantee benchmark system reliability.
Availability
Delivered in full on time – as customer, you
expect nothing less. Your expectation is our
goal.
Innovation
Expertise in research and technology, the
ability to convert concepts to solutions and
a workforce fully committed to continuous
improvement guarantees effective innovation
in meeting your operational challenges.
Affordability
Reliability, innovation and availability lead
naturally to reduced life cycle costs, our
shared endeavour.
“During my years as Chief of the Swiss Air
Force, I always knew that my fleet was in
the very best of hands with RUAG. They
developed a unique support concept which
can benefit other Air Forces as well”
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Markus Gygax,
Former Commander of the Swiss Air Force
Always at your service
Reliability, expertise and quality of service you can depend on. We
invite you to experience a truly Australian partnership for yourself.
General inquiries
Paul PingNam
Phone +61 3 9721 1310
Mobile+61 409 797 686
E-mailpaul.pingnam@ruag.com
MRO (Flight Controls,
Undercarriage)
MRO (ECS, Engines,
Fuel, Generators)
Peter Carter
Phone +61 3 9721 1323
Mobile+61 439 457 778
E-mailpeter.carter@ruag.com
Pina Bartolo
Phone +61 3 9267 9362
Mobile+61 419 621 613
E-mailpina.bartolo@ruag.com
Manufacturing
Metal Finishing & Rail
Sarah Pope
Phone +61 3 9721 1338
Mobile+61 429 827 740
E-mailsarah.pope@ruag.com
Wayne Duke
Phone +61 3 9721 1339
Mobile+61 432 420 153
E-mailwayne.duke@ruag.com
RUAG Australia
Head Office | 836 Mountain Highway | Bayswater, Vic 3153 | Australia
Phone +61 3 9721 1300 | Fax +61 3 9720 4996 | www.ruag.com.au